01. Interview

Our Question: a) Ask ten people what they think about: 1.The climate change 2.The possible consequences for your country – and take note of the answers. b) What do yout think about these answers?

02. Search the local newspapers of your country for articles about climate change.

Our Question: a) What kind of direct problems have been mentioned? b) What solutions have been proposed? c) What priority have these reports about climate change been given in the newspapers in your country? d) Which headline caught your eye and impressed you the most? Explain the reason why. e) Which headline would you give an article about climat change?

03. The topic of climate change arouses a number of strong emotions in people.

Our Question: a) Write down your emotional feelings for the words “anger, responsibility, hope and indifference” in connection with the topic of climate change. b) Which kind of emotion do you feel most strongly in connection with the topic of climate change? (This does not have to be one of the four mentioned above). Explain the reasons why.

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01. Interview

Our Answer: The climate survey question was a bit difficult for us because we were occupied with monthly tests and could not ask all the ten people. However we have managed to ask our teachers, few school workers and our parents at home for our friends that are day scholars. Our teachers said climate change is change in weather for long period of time this may be as result of natural causes or human made causes, this was said by our chemistry teacher. Our school workers said they think climate change is just a change in climate or weather from being hot to cold or vice versa. Our friends that asked their parents reported that climate change in weather for period of less than 30 years. The possible consequnces that have been mentioned by people we askes are -They say climate change will result of heavy rains and drought at the same time -Climate change also will kill their livestocks and agricultural crops -It will also increase temperature I think the answers given are almost similar and they all mean the same thing "change of climate" but more education is needed about this topic of climate change beacuse most people are not aware of what exactly does climate change mean and how will it affect their lives.

02. Search the local newspapers of your country for articles about climate change.

Our Answer: We have managed to get an article from Tanzania Daily News paper of Tuesday May 19, 2009. The is article titled "Two-degree rise ever more likely,scientists warn". It talks about the increase emission of CO2 into the atmosphere by human activities where scientists are calling for phasing out of fossill fuels because humans are pumping so much carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere that the 2-degree C climate baloon willl burst, new studies are showing that. The direct problems that have been mentioned in the article include water shortages, food shortages and coastal floodings that will affect billions of people worlwide. The article proposed on massive investment in adaptation strategies such as improving water supply and storage as well as protecting low-lying settlements from rising seas as solutions for mitigating impacts of climate change. Climate change articles and reports are given a top priority in Tanzania as there is an avarage of one article about climate change every month that appears on Tanzania news papers. The headline that caught my eye and impressed us is "Two-degree rise ever more likely, scientists warn" as it talks about new studies that show the continue rising of global temperature. An article we would like to give on climate change article would be "Do we need to close industries to fight climate change?"

03. The topic of climate change arouses a number of strong emotions in people.

Our Answer: Most people are angry about climate change because climate change cause ozone layer depletion that result into increased temperature which results into droughts,floods,tropical storms and hurricanes that will kill people. I think the feeling of responsibility comes in climate change because as human beings we are held responsible for causing climate change from activities like deforestation and environmental pollution. People are hopefull that in the future the climate will improve and the world will be safe, education about climate change and environmental conservation will be given to all people. There will be no difference if all people are educated about climate change. The emotion we feel strongly connected to climate change is anger, we are very angry to people in our society that destroy the environment by cutting down trees, but we are ready and willing to help these people in our society to protect the environment.

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